High-speed emergency-governor.



P. W. BENTLEY. HIGH SPEED EMERGENCY GOVERNOR.

'APPLIUATION FILED JULYG, 1910.

1,017,496. Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

@I n l N U'" l HI N QQ gg L I9 N LL 1o' 2 3 Ll- N Witnesses: Inventor-'z UNrrED s'rA'rEs Inarrativi* onnioa FRED w.' BENTLEY,` or scHENEc'rAnY, NEW YORK, Assioma 'ro eENEnAL'nLEc'raIc e compania coaroaa'rron or NEW YORK.

A HIGH-SPEED EMERGENCY-GOVERNOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application mea :my e, 1910. serial Nq. 570,560.

Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, FRED W. BENTLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady, county of Schenectady, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in High Speed Emergency-Governors, of which the following is a specication.

This i'nvention relates to devices for automatically shut-ting .olf the supply of steam or other motive energy for steam engines and the like, whenever the speed of rotation of the apparatus exceeds a safe limit.

The object of the invention is to simplify the construction ,with a view to improved service, better balancing, greater range of adjustability, and security againstdisturbance of the parts. The type of governor to which these improvements apply is that in which one or more flat rings aremounted concentric with a rotating shaft, but with suiiicient play to permit said rings to move diametrically from a normally concentric position to one of eccentricity when the speed of the shaft becomes abnormally high; wherebyin their eccentric position said rings are caused to trip mechanism for operating an emergency stop valve in the steam main.

The present invention is an improvement upon the subject-matter of my prior application, Serial No. 486,774,1iled March 30, 1909, and is designed for turbines running at 2,000 R. I. M. and over.

In thel accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimp'roved governor,

' part-lyjn section; Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof, partly in section; Fig.v 3 is a top view of the rod and its fastening, partly broken away, and Fig. 4 shows the spring tem orarily compressed for insertion into its c amber in the shaft. l v

I employ two fiat rings 1 which encircle the shaft 2 at a little distance therefrom IThe rings are connected by blocks 3, 4 attached thereto by rivets 5. and arranged at diametricall opposite points. A rod 6 is held in sai blocks and extends diametrically through the shaft2. In order to insure the exact coincidence of the axis of the rod with a diametrical line, the hole in the shaft is drilled somewhat larger than the rod, and a collar or" sleeve 7 is slipped overv the shaft containing holes for the rod located exactly on a diametrical line.- It is far easier to insure accuracy inthe drilling the end of the chamber.

9 encircles the rod within the chamber, abutting at' one end against the flange of the' bored, forming a chamber concentric with the rod. A bushing 8 surrounds the rod Where it asses throughL the remainder of the hole in t e shaft and that in the collar 7, said bushing having-a flange resting against A helical spring bushing 8 and at the other against an annular. follower 10 concentric with the rod and held firmly against a shoulder 11 thereon by a long sleeve 12 which extends to the outer end of said rod. The sleeve and the rod are preferably screw-threaded, so that by turning the sleeve the follower will be clamped tightly against the shoulder 11. A cotter pin 13 1s thrust transversely through registering holes inthe sleeve and the rod to lock them together. The collar 7 closes the end of the chamber in the shaft, and the hole in said collar is preferably provided With a bushing 14 iii-Which thesleevehas a sliding and turning fit, as it has also in the block 4. v l

The block 3 contains a circular vsocket concentric with the rod, and in said 'socket is received a cylindrical thimble 15 having a hole in its end fitting the rod 6. A key 10 is carried by the thimble and enters a longitudinal keyway 17 in the upper. portion of the rod to keep said rod from angular move* ment. The thimble is restrained from rotation by av rectangular head or flange 18 fitting a recess in is also` counterbored to receive a cylindricalv nut 19 which meshes with screw-threads on the rod. By turning said nut, the rod will be shifted lengthwise, and when adjusted it can be held in place by screws 20 which pass through and enter tapped holes 1n the head 18. Several such holes are provided to permit a close adjustmentmof the nutand rod in order to regulate the operating speed.

This governor is designed to be run at high speed, say from-2,000 to 4,000 revolutions per minute. If the spring has any considerable radius of gyration its own weight will close it up completely at this speed.. For this reason I have located the the top' of the block 3. It`

holes 21 in allange 22 on said nut springvin the chamber in the shaft and nearly at the axis thereof, extending from one 'end of the chamber te a little beyond the center of the shaft. In orderv to balance the eccentricity of theparts and cause the whole mass torun in perfect balance, a weight 23 is placed at' the other end of the chamber. This weight is preferably annular, sliding loosely on the sleeve 12. lt can be altered in Weight to insure perfect balance when running. l

The block 3, the thimble 15 and t-he nut 19 make up a heavier body t-han the block 4 and sleeve 12, especially as the rod 6 is drilled lengthwise at that end to reduce its weight. The centrifugal forces acting onl these two masses at opposite ends of the rod are not balanced, those developed by the block 3 being the greater. At normal speeds, the difference between these two -opposite acting forces is counterbalanced by thetension ofl the spring but when the speed becomes abnormally high, the increase in the otherwise balanced centrifugal force overcomes the spring tension, and the rings, blocks and rod move transversely of the shaft and with accelerated force as the rings depart from their concentric position. The

return movement is equally prompt. when the speed drops.

A bracket 24 is bolted to a stationary support and projects into the plane of rotation of the rings. ears 25 depending from said bracket is a tripping lever or arm 26, held yieldingly in a normal posit-ion by a light spring 27. The lever has a broad toe 28 spanning the space between the two rings and adapted to be struck by them when they depart from their normal position. as indicated by' the dotted line in Fig. 2. A pin 29 rests against a lug on the end of the tripping lever 26 and slides in a hole drilled through a circular neck 30 rising from the bracket, and is pivotally connected to one arm of a bell crank lever 31 fulcrumed in lugs 32 on a` swivel 33 rotatable on said neck. A nut 34 clamps the swivel in any position to which it may be turned. The freejend of the lever 31 is pivoted to a rod 35 by means of which the valve-closing devices are actuated or released. .A shield 36 protects the tripping lever and bell crank from accidental displacement.

The operation is as follows: Under normal conditions the spring keeps. the rings in their normal position of concentricity with theshaft. But when the speed of said shaft rises to' a. dangerous point, the rings shift laterally to a position of eccentricity, as shown -in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and very quickly move so far as ,to strike and lift the toe of the tripping lever. The actuation of this lever trips the pin and permits the bell crank lever to move, thereby effecting,

Pivoted between a pair of.

animee by suitable means, the shuttingv of the stop valve in the steam main. When the end of the pin moves out of the neck it engages the face 26a of the lug on the arm 26 and prevents tlie return of the part 28to a position where it. would be repeatedly struck by the rings as the speed of' rotation of the shaft gradually decreases.

The advantages of drilling the holes for the rod inthe collar instead of relying upon the hole in the shaft have been already mentioned. Attention has also been called to the better location of the spring close to the axis of the shaft; and to the effect of the changeable weight in counter-balancing the unbalanced portion 4of the moving parts. lt will be observed that the swivel may be rotated so that the rod running from the bell nut 37 and screw 38, as shown in Fig. 4.

Having slipped this and the weight into the chamber of the shaft, the collar is then sli over the shaft and `its holes brought in line with said chamber. backed out through one of said holes, and the nut is removed through the other; the spring expanding until the follower rests on the weight. The rings are then slid 'over the collar, until ,the blocks are in line with the spring chamber. The rod-is then thrust in through the block 3, the bushing 8, the spring 9, the follower l0, the weight 23 and the block 4.

The sleeve l2 is then screwed The screw 38 is then upon the rod through the block 4, picking t up the follower and forcing it solidly against the shoulder 11' on, the rod. The cotter pin 13 is then pushed through the sleeve and the rod to lock them together. The thimble 15 is then dropped into ,its socket in the block 3, with its key 16 engaging in the keyway,17 inthe rod. The nut 19 is then screwed on the rod, and after proper adjustment to regulate the spring tension it is secured by the yscrews 20 passe through its flange 22. The tension of the spring keeps the block 3 pressed against the collar, in which position the range of play of the rings transverse to the shaft is limited by the normal space between 'the collar and i the block 4. To remove the rings, it is only Y necessary to pull outthe Cotter pin, unscrew the sleeve, when the nut and the rod can be pulled out, leaving the rings and blocks loose on the shaft. construction is that when the parts are reassembled, the tension of the spring will be the same as before, if the nut 19 has not been disturbed.

In accordance with the provisionsv of the One advantage ofthis4 patent statutes, I have described the principle of my invention, together with the api i-,oimee aratus which I now consider to represent4 the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative and that the inventioncan be carried out by other means. What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In an emergency governor, the combi` nation with a shaft having a diametrically located chamber therein,.of a rod passin through said chamber, a spring in ,sai chamber acting ing said shaft, blocks connecting said rings and having holesto receive said rod, and means mounted in one of the blocks for moving said rod lengthwise to adjust the tension of said spring. v

2. In an emergency governor, the combination with a rotatable shaft having an approximately diametrical hole therethrough, a rod arranged in the hole that is of less diameter than lsaid hole and has its ends projecting beyond the periphery of the shaft, a sleeve mounted on the shaft and having oppositely disposed holes in its walls that are accurately located von a `diameter of the shaft and sleeve and in which the ends of the rod are mounted, a ring-shaped member mounted on the rod thatsurrounds' the shaft and has its mass unequally distributed with respect,to the axis of the shaft, and a sprin that opposes the movement of said mem er. 3. In an emergency governor, the' combination with a shaft, having an a proximately' diametrical hole therethroug of a longitudinally 5 said hole,

`accurately spring, rings movable rod passing through a collar on said shaft having holes located diametrically opposite rod.

4. In an emergency governor, the combination with av shaft having a transverse chamber therein, of a rod passing through said chamber, a spring in said chamber acting on said rod, a weight in said chamber disconected from said rod and acting to balance the mass of the spring, and rings suirounding the shaft and mounted on said ro i J 5. In an emergency governor, the combination with a shaft having a transverse chamber therein, of a spring in said chamber, a screwthreaded rod passing through said chamber and engaging with said surrounding said shaft, blocks connecting said rings and having holes for said rod, anda nut engaging one end of said rod and bearing onjone of said blocks, for regulating the tension of said spring.

'6. In an emergency governor, the combination with a shaft having a transverse chamber therein, of a spring in said chamber, a screwthreaded rod. passing through said chamber, a follower on said rod against on said rod, rings surroundjthread. and receiving said rod, and rings surrounding said shaft and mounted on said which sa'id spring abuts, means for adjusting said rod lengthwise, a sleeve screwed on one'end of said rod against said follower, rings surrounding said shaft, and blocks connecting said rings and having holes to receive saidvrod.

l 7. In an emergency governor, the combination with 'a ,shaft havin a transverse chamber, screwthreaded rod provided with a keyway and passing through said chamber' and engaging with said spring, rings surrounding said shaft, blocks connecting said rings and engaging said rod, one of said blocks havinga socket, a counterbored thimble in said socket having4 a key engaging the keyway in said bolt, a nutengaging said rod and of a spring in said chamber, a

rotatable in the thimble, and means for4 l locking said nut when adjusted. 8. In an emergencygovernor, vthe combination with a rotatable shaft having a transverse chamber therein, of a ringshaped member surrounding the shaft and having its mass unequally distributed with respect to the axis ofthe shaft, Aa rod that )asses throu h the chamber-and is mounted l 1n the sha t for movement transversely thereof, the ends of the rod being mounted in said member, said rod carrying a collar that is located Within the chamber, a spring arranged between the collar and one end of the chamber, means carried by said member for preventing the rotation of the rod while permitting it to move longitudinally, there being a screw-thread on one end of the rod, and a nut for adjusting the rod to vary the tension of the spring that is mounted in the ring-shaped member j and engages said 9. In an emergency governor, the combination with a rotatable shaft having a transverse chamber therein, of a sleeve on the shaft that is provided with diametrically opposite holes .in its. walls that are smaller thanthe bore of the chamber, a ring-shaped member surrounding the shaft wit-hits mass unequally distributed with respect. to the axis of the shaft,a rod that passes through the chamber and is mounted in the shaft and sleeve for movement transversely thereof, the ends of the rod being screw-threaded and projecting beyond the sleeve to receive said member, there being a shoulder on the rod within the chamber, a collar slidably mounted on'the rod, a sleeve nut that engages the screw-threadon oneend of the rod and holds the collar against the shoulder, the opposite end of the "rod being splined, a spring arranged between the col'- lar and one end of the chamber that tends to move the rod longitudinally, a key carried by said member that engages the spline to prevent rotation of the rod while permitting longitudinal movement thereof, and a nut for adjusting the rod longitudinally tovary toward its normal position the action oi' the spring that is mounted in the ring-shaped member and engages the sclf'ew-thread on said opposite Aend of the ro 10. In an emergency governing device, the combination of a rotatable shaft, an actuating member mounted. thereon, a bracket adjacent said member, a trip arm pivotally mounted on the bracket with one end adjacent said member, a lever also mounted onv the bracket, said lever having a tendenc to move in a given direction, `and a pin slldably mounted in the bracket and pivotally connected at. one end to the lever, the other end of the' pin normally engaging the trip arm to hold the lever against its tendency to move. v

l1. In an emergencyI governing device, the combination of a rotatable shaft, an actuating member mounted thereon, a. bracket adjacent said member, a trip arm pivotallymounte'cl on the bracket with the one end adjacent said member, a lever also pivotally mounted on thelbracket, said lever `having a tendency to move in a given direction, and a pin I slidably mounted in the bracket and pivotally connected at one end to the lever, there being a lug on the trip arm one face of which normally engages the other end of the pin to hold the lever against its tendency to move, said lug being moved to release the end of the pin when the trip arm Ais moved by said member, the pin then preventing the return of the trlp arm other face of the lug.

' the combination of a rotatable shaft, an

actuating member mounted thereon, a bracket adjacent sald member that i's provided with a neck, a trip arm pivotally parallel to the axis of the shaft, and a laxially mounted in the neck for sliding movement therein, :pivotally connected to the end `of one arm nomme mounted on the bracket 4with one end adjacent said member, a two-armed lever that has a tendency to move in a given direction, a swivel bearing adjustably mounted on the neck, a pivot for the lever that is carried by the, bearing, and a pin axially mounted in the neck for sliding movement therein, one end of the pin being pivotally connected to one arm of the lever, the other end of the pin normally engaging the trip arm to hold the lever against its tendency to move.

13T In an emergency governing device, the combination of a rotatable shaft, an aotuating member carried thereby, a bracket mounted adjacent said member and provided With a neck having its axis at right angles to the axis of the shaft, a trip arm pivotally mounted on the bracket with the axis otits pivot parallel to the axis of the shaft, one en`d of the arm being'arranged adjacent said member, a swivel bearing rotatably mounted on the neck, means for securing the bearing in adjusted position on said neck, a bell crank lever that hasv a tendency to move -in a given direction, a pivot for the lever carried by the bearing, the axis of the pivot being one end of the pin being of the bell crank lever, and the bell crank jlever being normally held .against its tendcncy to move by the engagement' of the i other end of the pin with the trip arm.

by engaging an.-

v my hand this 2nd day of July, 1910.

12. In an emergency governing device, i

ln witness whereof, I have hereunto set FRED W.- BENTLEY. 

